#4E53BD#4E53BD

#4E53BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.164 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E53BD
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 189)
HSL	hsl(237, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(237, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 56.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 29.68, -56.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 63.93, 297.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.0189 -0.1624)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.164 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4175, 11.4792, 49.5375)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E53BD #BDB84E

analogous

#4E8BBD #4E53BD #804EBD

triadic

#4E53BD #BD4E53 #53BD4E

tetradic

#4E53BD #BD4E8B #BDB84E #4EBD80

square

#4E53BD #BD4E8B #BDB84E #4EBD80

split-complementary

#4E53BD #BD804E #8BBD4E

monochromatic

#272A69 #383C96 #4E53BD #7B7ECE #A7AADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#4E53BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#4E53BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E53BD

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E53BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E53BD	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e53bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.164 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a83d2',
    500: '#4e53bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e53bd;
$custom-light: #8a83d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e53bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.297,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49779,
    "c": 0.16352,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E53BD

secondary

#CCC99B

accent

#CF52D5

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E53BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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